2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THE BRAKES HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY MECHANICS AND IN SOME CASES REINSTALLED. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A GRINDING NOISE ON TWO DIFFERENT TRIPS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES AND DID NOT CONSTITUTE SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO USE THE HITCH MOUNT/BIKE RACK ONLY TO FIND THAT THE HITCH WOULD BOTTOM OUT WHILE ENTERING GAS STATIONS OR EXITING DRIVEWAYS. ALSO, AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE HITCH NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, THE CONSUMER ADDED REAR AIR BAGS ON THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM IN ORDER TO GIVE THE VEHICLE ADDITIONAL CLEARANCE AND THEY HAVE FAILED AND OR BLEW OUT ABOUT THREE TIMES. OTHER PROBLEMS: BATTERY FAILURE, REAR BUMPER CLIP NOT HOLDING THE BUMPER IN PLACE, INTERIOR TRIM PIECE ON SEAT DETACHING, GRAB HANDLE TRIM PIECE BREAKING, AND THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER'S HAND HAD GOTTEN STUCK IN THE AUTOMATIC DOOR THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO CLOSE DUE TO RESISTANCE IN THE PATH. *SC

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA FLAT RUN TIRES HAVE PREMATURE TREAD WEAR UNDER NORMAL RIDING CONDITIONS, MY TIRES HAVE EXPOSED STEEL BELTS, TOYOTA NOR BRIDGESTONE WILL STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *JB

PROBLEM IS WITH RUN FLAT TIRES ON NEW 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI-VANS. OURS IS THE XLE LTD. AWD. TIRES WERE SUBSTANTIALLY WORN DOWN AT ONLY 15,000 MILES. TIRES ARE DUNLOP RUN FLAT P225/60R1798T M + S. NEW CAR DEALER REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. TIRES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND HARD TO FIND. I SEE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET RE THESE TIRES ON THE NEW TOYOTA SIENNA. *JB

COMPLAINT REGARDING FACTORY INSTALLED BRIDGESTONE TIRES ON THE 2004 SIENNA MINIVAN.*MR THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE TIRES WERE STARTING TO SHOW WEAR AFTER 7,000 MILES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE TIRES WERE ROTATED WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE TIRES CONTINUED TO SHOW MORE WEAR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A SECOND TIME FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND IT STILL DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. THE CONSUMERS WIFE COULD BARELY KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, AS IT WAS HYDROPLANING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FRONT TIRES WERE NO GOOD AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR AS WELL. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TIRES DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY SINCE THE TIRES WERE MADE TO THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS AND THEY WERE NOT THE NORMAL TIRES THAT BRIDGESTONE SOLD FROM ITS DEALERS.*JB

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR AT 12,000 MILES, THE TIRES STARTED TO MAKE A RUMBLING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE, 1/3 OF THE REAR TIRES WERE CUPPING SO BAD THAT THE TREAD WAS WORN OFF IN SEGMENTS ALL AROUND THE INSIDE EDGE, OVERALL THE TIRES WERE DOWN CLOSE TO THE TREAD MARKERS. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS SLIGHTLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND WAS THE CAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE RUNFLAT TIRE HAD LOW AIR PRESSURE DUE TO THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HE WAS TOLD THERE WAS A NAIL IN THE TIRE AND THE RUNFLAT TIRE WAS UN-REPAIRABLE, HOWEVER THE OWNERS MANUAL STATED THE TIRE WAS REPAIRABLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE. *JB

REFERRING TO OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA PURCHASED IN AUG, 2004, THREE TIMES, WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND ENGAGING THE "RESUME" FUNCTION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE AND CONTINUED DOING SO PAST THE SET SPEED UNTIL STEPPING ON THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS RESULTED IN THE SPEED INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MILES OVER THE SET SPEED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH IF ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. *NM

RUN FLAT TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND TREAD WEAR LIFE IS EXTREMELY SHORT. 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AWD LIMITED HAS OE DUNLOP SP SPORT 4000T DSST 'RUN FLAT' TIRES. CAR HAS 19,000 MILES AND ALL 4 TIRES ARE COMPLETELY BALD. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER PER MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS. 'RUN-FLAT' CARS DO NOT HAVE SPARE TIRES, JACKS OR TIRE WELL FOR STORAGE, SO THERE IS NO WAY TO SWITCH TO REGULAR TIRES WITHOUT LOSING THE REAR CARGO SPACE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE THIS SPACE AS THIS IS WHY I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. NEW RUN FLAT TIRES WILL COST ME WELL OVER $1100 PER YEAR AT THIS TREAD WEAR RATE. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TIRES WITH THIS MINIVAN SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. IT POSES A HUGE EXPENSE TO REPLACE THESE TIRES REGULAR AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO A CLASS OF OWNERS WHO GENERALLY HAVE INFANTS OR YOUNG CHILDREN. NHTSA SHOULD ACT TO REQUIRE TOYOTA AND DUNLOP TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE SATISFACTORILY. *JB

RUN FLAT TIRES ARE UNSAFE. 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AWD HAS OE DUNLOP SP SPORT 4000T DSST 'RUN FLAT' TIRES. CAR HAS 19,500 MILES OF MODERATE DRIVING. DEALER REFUSED TO ROTATE AND PERFORM ALIGNMENT AT 19,000 MILES BECAUSE TIRES WERE TOO WORN. REFERRED TO DUNLOP WHO ELECTED TO DO NOTHING. NOW, AT 21,500 CORDS ARE VISIBLE ON INSIDE EDGES OF FRONT TIRES. A. THE ONLY AVAILABLE REPLACEMENTS (FROM TIRERACK.COM) ARE $845 PLUS MOUNTING AND BALANCING ($142). B. 'RUN-FLAT' CARS DO NOT HAVE SPARE TIRES, JACKS OR TIRE WELL FOR STORAGE, SO THERE IS NO PRACTICAL WAY TO SWITCH TO REGULAR TIRES. C. DEALER SAYS THAT TOYOTA WILL SELL A KIT THAT INCLUDES A MINI-SPARE. REQUIRES RECONFIGURING REAR OF VAN. RESULT MEANS THAT THERE IS NO MORE STORAGE WELL UNDER REAR SEATS. TOYOTA WILL NOT GIVE THE KIT TO AFFECTED OWNERS. THEY SELL IT FOR $1,300. D. A DECISION TO STAY WITH (AND REPLACE) THE 'RUN FLATS' MEANS AN OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE OF ~$1,000 EVERY YEAR. E. IF TOYOTA ABANDONS THE 'RUN FLAT' CONSUMER IS ABSOLUTELY VICTIMIZED. F. IF THE SUSPENSION IS A CULPRIT, IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO A CLASS OF OWNERS WHO GENERALLY HAVE INFANTS OR YOUNG CHILDREN. NHTSA SHOULD ACT TO REQUIRE TOYOTA TO ISSUE RECALL AND RETROFIT ALL AFFECTED SIENNAS WITH STANDARD TIRES AND THE COMPONENTS TO FIX FLATS!. *JB

DT: CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS ON NEW VEHICLES. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED TO MOVE, AND THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. CONTACT WAS AFRAID HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR IF THE OCCUPANT WAS UNCONSCIOUS OR IF VEHICLE WAS IN WATER OR A FIRE BROKE OUT. *AK *NM

RUN FLAT TIRES ON A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED AWD FAIL/WEAR PREMATURELY. NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 12,000 MILES. DEALER WILL NOT COMPENSATE FOR EXPENSE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT COME WITH A SPARE TIRE AND THIS FACT WAS NOT DISCLOSED AND IN FACT THE VEHICLE DE-CALING WAS MISLEADING. A DECAL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PILLAR INDICTES WHERE THE SPARE IS LOACTED, BUT THERE IS NO SPARE ON THIS VEHICLE. *JB